Wax applicator



quil" March 18, 1941. N. HAusKNEcHT WAX APPLI CATOR Filed uarh 28, 1940 BYZwww/@MV Patented Mar. 18, `1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to implements used by artisans in the application of plastic substances, rendered semi-duid when subjected to heat, such for instance as waxes of various kinds.

The use of such substances is common by dentists in the preparation of dental casts, pattern makers to produce concavely curved fillets, and many others, who, due to the lack of such instrument, must necessarily use small fragments of 1D the material, slowly heated and applied by a spatula or like device.

The present invention has as its object to provide an implement having a readily refillable reservoir to receive the substance, reduce it, by

the application of heat, to a flowing condition, and apply the same in a manner quite similar to the operation of a fountain pen.

A further feature is in the provision for guiding the distributor relative to the work surface.

Another purpose is to produce a simple, reliable tool for the purpose that can be cheaply constructed.

These and other desirable objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a component of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an ernbodiment of a complete embodiment of the invention, ready for use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Throughout the several views a handle is designated generally by the numeral I5, and while shown as cylindrical in shape, may obviously be of any other preferred form, made of inflammable material non-conductive to heat, and not injured by the mud heat that may be conducted to it.

The handle contains a bored recess I6 in one end, in which is inserted a tubular container I'I having an enlarged, outer extending head I 8 having an internal screw thread, the container being preferably of brass.

A copper cap I9, having a knurled portion for convenience in turning, is removably secured by its screw threads to the heady to its shouldered portion and is adapted to be readily removed for replenishing the contents 20.

The container is provided with a counter-sunk opening suited to receive the points of a binding screw 22, through which is an axial passage 23 (Cl. Ell-62.5)

communicative with the interior of the container for the inlet of air.

Another vent 24 is provided in the head I8, at the inner end of the cap threads, and a third vent 24 may be made in the container near its 5 inner, closed end.

Extending rigidly from the curved outer end of the cap I 9, is a copper distributor tube 25 bent angularly and terminating in an open mouth 25, the tube at its inner end being open to the conl" tainer.

Also fixed in the cap, closely adjacent to the tube 25, is a curved slicker rod 21 its end 28 being closely contiguous to the tube opening 2B, the rod acting as a conductor of heat as well as to smooth 15 the substance delivered from the mouth of the tube.

In operation, the cap is removed, the container supplied with fragments of the material to be distributed, the cap re-adjusted and heat applied 20 to the exterior, as by a gas flame, alcohol lamp or the like, air entering and escaping through the several vents.

The eiTect of the rod is similar to that of a spatular in spreading and smoothing the mate- 25 rial in an effective and workmanlike manner.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the best known embodiment of the invention it is not to be regarded as restrictive, as minor changes may be made as come within the concept of the 30 appended claims.

Having thus described the invention including the manner of its construction and operation, what is claimed as new and sought to secure by Letters Patent, is: 35

1. A wax distributor comprising a heat nonconductive handle having a recess open at one end, a tubular container fitted to the handle recess and having an enlarged head extending therebeyond, a set screw in said handle to impinge 40 on said container, said screw having a vent passage communicating with the interior of the container, a knurled screw cap removably engaged with said head, a bent tube fixed in said head to extend outwardly, said tube open to said con- 45 tainer at its inner end and to the atmosphere at its outer end, a slicker rod set in said cap to eX- tend coincidently with the outlet of said tube and spaced therebelow, said cap, tube and rod being made of heat conductive material, and a series 50 of air Vents for said container.

2. A wax distributor comprising a non-metallic handle, a tubular container removably engaged therein, a cap threadably engaged on said container, a tube fixed in the cap and open 55 thereto, said tube having an open bevelled mouth, tainer having a removable cap, a distributor tube and a slicker rod fixed in the cap to extend adset in said cap, a siicker rod fixed in the cap to jaoently parallel with said tube, the end of said extend substantially parallel with said tube and I rod disposed closely below the bevelled mouth of terminating adjacently below its open outer end` 5 said tube. and means for venting said container. 5 3. A Wax distributor comprising a handled con- NORBERT HAUSKNECHT. 

